Planetary hours
in Kandahār.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Thursday, 1 July 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 19:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Kabul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:05 – 06:16
- 2♂︎ Mars06:16 – 07:27
- 3☉︎ Sun07:27 – 08:38
- 4♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 11:00
- 6☽︎ Moon11:00 – 12:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:10 – 13:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:21 – 14:32
- 9♂︎ Mars14:32 – 15:43
- 10☉︎ Sun15:43 – 16:54
- 11♀︎ Venus16:54 – 18:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:05 – 19:16
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:16 – 20:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:05 – 20:54
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:54 – 21:43
- 4♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:32
- 5☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:21
- 6♀︎ Venus23:21 – 00:11
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:11 – 01:00
- 8☽︎ Moon01:00 – 01:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:49 – 02:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:27
- 11♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:16
- 12☉︎ Sun04:16 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kandahār?
On Thursday, 1 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 14h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:05 to 06:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.